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Summary Information
Milton E. Schneider Papers 1950-1963
- Schneider, Milton E., 1910-
Mss 825
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers, mainly 1952-1956, of Milton E. Schneider, a Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin businessman who was active in the state Democratic Party during the period when the party was revitalized into a viable, liberal political organization. Among the issues and elections documented are the 1952 Senate primary contest between Thomas Fairchild and Henry S. Reuss; the 1956 gubernatorial campaign of William Proxmire for which Schneider was an important manager; and the 1955 party leadership campaign in which Schneider was an unsuccessful candidate for vice-chair. Other leaders documented in the papers are James E. Doyle, Betty Graichen, and Philleo Nash. English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00937
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